The role of legal aid clinics in enhancing the employability, entrepreneurship and foundation skills for law students: A qualitative analysis
Employability; Entrepreneurship; Legal aid service; Model for legal services clinic
Access to justice is the basic postulate of a legal system. In this endeavour, universities have a unique institutional advantage to make a potential contribution to 100% access to justice by fostering a strong culture of social responsibility through innovative pro bono legal service initiatives and inculcating the professional value of legal service in the students and motivating them to develop a critical consciousness for social justice linked to the holistic development of law students. Consequently, the impact analysis of this training on global opportunities, both in terms of employability and higher education, formed the kernel of this chapter. Through in-depth interviews, focus group discussions and perspectives of researchers as participants in statelevel Legal services clinics, data was collected. Several key indicators were identified to analyze the expanded and holistic role of legal aid clinical education to effectively prepare students for their future. The study crystallizes a model for legal aid clinical courses by which Universities can deliver cutting-edge life and employability skills and enhance the professional competence of law students through direct participation in legal aid services. 2024 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Models for Social Responsibility Action by Higher Education Institutions, pp. 205-223.
Sapna S., School of Law, Christ University, Bengaluru, India; Jayadevan S.N., School of Law, Christ University, Bengaluru, India; Mallaiah M.R., School of Law, Christ University, Bengaluru, India